Insitu, A Boeing Company, announces its 30th anniversary this week at The Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Conference & Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland. Continue reading
Hydrogen Startup Eyes Drone Delivery from Airships
H2 Clipper, Inc. (“H2C”), an aerospace and alternative energy company developing uniquely capable hydrogen-powered dirigibles, announced that it was granted a new U.S. patent for its warehouse-in-the-sky that includes the integration of aerial drones for picking up, transporting, and delivering packaged goods and other payloads. Continue reading
Ukraine Developing ‘Unstoppable’ AI-Powered Attack Drone
Ukraine is developing artificially intelligent drones that will be harder for Russia to shoot down, The Telegraph can disclose. Continue reading
Hughes to Connect Gray Eagle UAS with Next Gen Satellite Communications for GA-ASI
Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, announced that it has been awarded a production contract from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to produce a key component of the next-generation satellite communications (SATCOM) system for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle 25M Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
BlueHalo to Provide US Army with Full-Cycle Support for High Energy Laser Systems
The Palletized High Energy Laser (P-HEL) system, developed by BlueHalo in support of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO), has a proven track record of successfully engaging and eliminating small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) threats to forces and critical infrastructure–a rapidly growing concern to U.S. battlefield dominance. Continue reading
Contractor Crashed MQ-9 on Loan from US Air Force Causing $16 Million in Damage
A contractor caused $16 million in damages to a U.S. Air Force drone, according to a new accident investigation report. The MQ-9 was on loan from the service as part of a program to capture data from hypersonic tests before it crashed last year. Continue reading
China’s Monster Delivery Drone Close to First Flight
A new large drone model built by Aviation Industry Corp of China, the country’s leading aircraft manufacturer, has entered the flight-test phase and will carry out its first flight soon, according to the State-owned conglomerate. Continue reading
Japan Tests Airlifting Defibrillators by Drone at Golf Course
Testing is underway in Japan to transport automated external defibrillators via drone at a golf course near here, hoping to quickly deliver assistance to golfers who suddenly fall ill. Continue reading